Jeff Foster
C · Indiana Pacers
Seasons 1999-00–2011-12 · 13 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1977
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Player info
| Nickname | Feisty |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #10 |
| Team | Indiana Pacers |
| Height | 6-11 |
| Weight | 236 lb |
| Born | 1977-01-16 |
| College | Texas State |
| Drafted | 1999 · Round 1, Pick 21 · Golden State Warriors |
| Seasons | 1999-00–2011-12 (13) |
Career averages
4.9 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 0.9 APG · 764 games · .497 FG% · .130 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | IND | 23 | 19 | 4.5 | .565 | 0.000 | .680 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 25.6 | .632 |
| 2000-01 | IND | 24 | 71 | 16.2 | .469 | .286 | .516 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 12.5 | .492 |
| 2001-02 | IND | 25 | 82 | 21.8 | .449 | .133 | .610 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 12.9 | .493 |
| 2002-03 | IND | 26 | 77 | 10.4 | .360 | 0.000 | .540 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 12.0 | .394 |
| 2003-04 | IND | 27 | 82 | 23.9 | .544 | 0.000 | .669 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 16.2 | .578 |
| 2004-05 | IND | 28 | 61 | 26.1 | .519 | 0.000 | .634 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 15.4 | .551 |
| 2005-06 | IND | 29 | 63 | 25.1 | .552 | 0.000 | .604 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 15.1 | .581 |
| 2006-07 | IND | 30 | 75 | 23.2 | .469 | 0.000 | .639 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 13.0 | .513 |
| 2007-08 | IND | 31 | 77 | 24.5 | .550 | 0.000 | .593 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 15.7 | .568 |
| 2008-09 | IND | 32 | 74 | 24.7 | .501 | .286 | .658 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 13.0 | .542 |
| 2009-10 | IND | 33 | 16 | 15.9 | .478 | 0.000 | .556 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 9.6 | .490 |
| 2010-11 | IND | 34 | 56 | 16.8 | .479 | 0.000 | .563 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 14.3 | .497 |
| 2011-12 | IND | 35 | 11 | 12.8 | .500 | 1.000 | .667 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 11.1 | .569 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | IND | 19 | 0 | 86 | 13 | 23 | .565 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 43 |
| 2000-01 | IND | 71 | 9 | 1,152 | 100 | 213 | .469 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 91 | 389 | 33 | 39 | 28 | 52 | 249 |
| 2001-02 | IND | 82 | 48 | 1,786 | 177 | 394 | .449 | 2 | 15 | 111 | 182 | 556 | 70 | 71 | 38 | 79 | 467 |
| 2002-03 | IND | 77 | 2 | 802 | 64 | 178 | .360 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 63 | 279 | 51 | 28 | 21 | 34 | 162 |
| 2003-04 | IND | 82 | 79 | 1,961 | 197 | 362 | .544 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 154 | 610 | 64 | 71 | 27 | 60 | 497 |
| 2004-05 | IND | 61 | 43 | 1,594 | 168 | 324 | .519 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 142 | 550 | 43 | 46 | 12 | 55 | 426 |
| 2005-06 | IND | 63 | 37 | 1,581 | 138 | 250 | .552 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 159 | 574 | 50 | 41 | 27 | 64 | 372 |
| 2006-07 | IND | 75 | 43 | 1,740 | 122 | 260 | .469 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 122 | 609 | 57 | 62 | 37 | 70 | 322 |
| 2007-08 | IND | 77 | 52 | 1,884 | 205 | 373 | .550 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 145 | 668 | 129 | 56 | 32 | 62 | 496 |
| 2008-09 | IND | 74 | 26 | 1,828 | 177 | 353 | .501 | 2 | 7 | 96 | 146 | 508 | 130 | 53 | 49 | 88 | 452 |
| 2009-10 | IND | 16 | 3 | 255 | 22 | 46 | .478 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 81 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 49 |
| 2010-11 | IND | 56 | 3 | 940 | 80 | 167 | .479 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 48 | 350 | 46 | 24 | 31 | 26 | 187 |
| 2011-12 | IND | 11 | 0 | 141 | 9 | 18 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 25 |
| Career | 764 | — | — | 1,472 | 2,961 | .497 | 7 | 54 | 796 | 1295 | 5248 | 703 | 507 | 308 | 613 | 3,747 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | IND | 19 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 9.6 | .565 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 18.0 |
| 2000-01 | IND | 71 | 16.2 | 3.1 | 6.7 | .469 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 12.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 7.8 |
| 2001-02 | IND | 82 | 21.8 | 3.6 | 7.9 | .449 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 9.4 |
| 2002-03 | IND | 77 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 8.0 | .360 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 2003-04 | IND | 82 | 23.9 | 3.6 | 6.6 | .544 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 9.1 |
| 2004-05 | IND | 61 | 26.1 | 3.8 | 7.3 | .519 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 12.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| 2005-06 | IND | 63 | 25.1 | 3.1 | 5.7 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 13.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 2006-07 | IND | 75 | 23.2 | 2.5 | 5.4 | .469 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 12.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 6.7 |
| 2007-08 | IND | 77 | 24.5 | 3.9 | 7.1 | .550 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 12.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 9.5 |
| 2008-09 | IND | 74 | 24.7 | 3.5 | 7.0 | .501 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 8.9 |
| 2009-10 | IND | 16 | 15.9 | 3.1 | 6.5 | .478 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 6.9 |
| 2010-11 | IND | 56 | 16.8 | 3.1 | 6.4 | .479 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| 2011-12 | IND | 11 | 12.8 | 2.3 | 4.6 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 6.4 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | IND | 19 | 86 | 25.6 | .632 | 19.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .345 | +2.8 | +1.7 | +4.4 | +0.1 |
| 2000-01 | IND | 71 | 1,152 | 12.5 | .492 | 12.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .113 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -2.1 | +0.0 |
| 2001-02 | IND | 82 | 1,786 | 12.9 | .493 | 14.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | .113 | -1.7 | +0.3 | -1.4 | +0.3 |
| 2002-03 | IND | 77 | 802 | 12.0 | .394 | 13.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .098 | -2.0 | +0.2 | -1.8 | +0.0 |
| 2003-04 | IND | 82 | 1,961 | 16.2 | .578 | 11.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 8.3 | .202 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +1.6 |
| 2004-05 | IND | 61 | 1,594 | 15.4 | .551 | 13.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 5.4 | .162 | +0.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 | +0.7 |
| 2005-06 | IND | 63 | 1,581 | 15.1 | .581 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 5.7 | .174 | -0.3 | +0.4 | +0.0 | +0.8 |
| 2006-07 | IND | 75 | 1,740 | 13.0 | .513 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 | .124 | -1.2 | +0.3 | -0.9 | +0.5 |
| 2007-08 | IND | 77 | 1,884 | 15.7 | .568 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 6.5 | .165 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +1.2 |
| 2008-09 | IND | 74 | 1,828 | 13.0 | .542 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 4.2 | .111 | -1.2 | +0.6 | -0.6 | +0.7 |
| 2009-10 | IND | 16 | 255 | 9.6 | .490 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .085 | -3.4 | +0.2 | -3.2 | -0.1 |
| 2010-11 | IND | 56 | 940 | 14.3 | .497 | 10.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | .152 | -0.6 | +0.1 | -0.5 | +0.4 |
| 2011-12 | IND | 11 | 141 | 11.1 | .569 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .134 | -2.2 | +1.6 | -0.6 | +0.1 |
| Career | 764 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47.5 | — | — | — | — | +6.3 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | 4 | 12.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .444 | — | .506 |
| 2001-02 | 5 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .538 | .500 | .590 |
| 2002-03 | 6 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .545 | — | .589 |
| 2003-04 | 16 | 18.9 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .581 | 0.000 | .612 |
| 2004-05 | 13 | 18.3 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .596 | — | .629 |
| 2005-06 | 6 | 19.2 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .364 | — | .431 |
| 2010-11 | 5 | 18.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .583 | — | .548 |
| Career | 55 | 16.4 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .556 | .400 | .589 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 423 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 273–150 |
| Away | 438 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 171–267 |
| In wins | 444 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 444–0 |
| In losses | 417 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 0–417 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 22–19 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 41 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 18–23 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 40 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 22–18 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 32 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 16–16 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 43 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 24–19 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 39 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 20–19 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 22 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 8–14 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 21 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 9–12 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 38 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 17–21 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 22 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 14–8 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 19 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 9–10 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 14–7 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 8–13 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 24 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 14–10 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 38 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 21–17 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 40 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 24–16 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 18 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 9–9 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 39 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 22–17 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2–2 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 41 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 20–21 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 20–15 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 19 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 8–11 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 23 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 13–10 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 23 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 11–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 23 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 5–18 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 39 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 18–21 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 23 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 11–12 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 36 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 24–12 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2011-12
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 61% | .636 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 11% | 0.000 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 6% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 17% | .333 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 6% | 1.000 |
Average shot distance 6.6 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 0% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1999-00 | $857,000 |
| 2000-01 | $922,000 |
| 2001-02 | $986,000 |
| 2002-03 | $1,571,000 |
| 2003-04 | $2,264,000 |
| 2005-06 | $5,000,000 |
| 2006-07 | $5,500,000 |
| 2007-08 | $5,500,000 |
| 2008-09 | $5,500,000 |
| 2009-10 | $6,077,500 |
| 2010-11 | $6,655,000 |
| 2011-12 | $3,000,000 |
| 2012-13 | $3,000,000 |
| Career earnings | $46,832,500 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Jeff Foster play for?
Jeff Foster plays C for the Indiana Pacers.
What are Jeff Foster's career stats?
Jeff Foster has averaged 4.9 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 0.9 APG over 13 seasons (1999-00–2011-12).
How much does Jeff Foster make?
Jeff Foster's salary is $3,000,000 for the 2012-13 season, with career earnings of about $46.8M.
How tall is Jeff Foster?
Jeff Foster is 6-11 (236 lb).
When was Jeff Foster drafted?
Jeff Foster was drafted in 1999, round 1, pick 21, by the Golden State Warriors.